Friday, January 4, 2013

Nextdoor: Pigtown's new way to reach out to neighbors

What is Nextdoor? Quoting the website:
"Nextdoor is a private social network for your neighborhood. It's the
easiest way for you and your neighbors—and only you and your
neighbors—to talk online and make all of your lives better in the real
world. And it's free.
Hundreds of neighborhoods are already using Nextdoor to build happier, safer places to call home.
People are using Nextdoor to:

Find a new home for an outgrown bike

Track down a trustworthy babysitter

Quickly get the word out about a break-in

Find out who does the best paint job in town

Organize a garage sale

Ask for help keeping an eye out for a lost dog

Finally call that nice man down the street by his first name.

Nextdoor's mission is to bring back a sense of community to
the neighborhood, one of the most important communities in each of our
lives."

"Safety

Nextdoor makes it safe to share online the kind of things you'd be okay sharing with your neighbors in person.
Here's how:

Every neighbor must verify their address.

Each neighbor signs in with their real name. Just like in person.

Only neighbors can see information shared on your neighborhood site.

Information shared will never show up in Google or other search engine.